System and method for assisting emergency situation for drivers using wearable smart device

Abstract

The present disclosure provides a system and a method capable of properly supporting a driver by monitoring driver information and vehicle data in real time by linking with a wearable smart device and providing the driver information to a medical center, an emergency center, or an emergency vehicle through a mobile communication network upon an occurrence of an emergency situation of the driver. A system for assisting an emergency situation for drivers using a wearable smart device includes: a vehicle unit configured to process vehicle data, determine an emergency situation of a driver or whether or not an accident of a vehicle occurs, and transmit the emergency situation of the driver to a smart device of a driver of the other vehicle; and a wearable smart device of the driver configured to transmit driver information in the emergency situation detected from information received from the vehicle unit to an emergency center or an emergency vehicle which is positioned in vicinity of the driver in the emergency situation.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . A system for assisting an emergency situation for drivers using a wearable smart device, the system comprising:
 a vehicle unit configured to process vehicle data, determine an emergency situation of a driver, and transmit the emergency situation of the driver to a smart device of a driver of the other vehicle; and   a wearable smart device of the driver having the emergency situation configured to transmit driver information in the emergency situation detected from information received from the vehicle unit to an emergency center or an emergency vehicle which is positioned in vicinity of the driver in the emergency situation.   
     
     
         2 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle data includes vehicle driving information, vehicle accident information, and driver information. 
     
     
         3 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the vehicle unit transmits and receives data with infra (V2X) and the vehicle data to and from the other vehicle. 
     
     
         4 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the smart device includes a smart phone, a smart watch, a smart glass, a smart bracelet, and a smart necklace. 
     
     
         5 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the smart device processes status information of the driver for each step of normal, caution or risk and informs the status information of the emergency center or the smart device of the driver of the other vehicle. 
     
     
         6 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the smart device transmits the driver information to a medical center, the emergency center, or the emergency vehicle through a mobile communication network. 
     
     
         7 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the smart device detects biometric information including heart rate, pulse, and body temperature of the driver from a sensor which is embedded. 
     
     
         8 . The system according to  claim 1 , wherein the emergency situation includes an occurrence of the accident at the vehicle. 
     
     
         9 . A method for assisting an emergency situation for drivers using a wearable smart device, the method comprising:
 warning, by a vehicle unit included in a vehicle, an emergency situation of a driver or an accident of the vehicle when the emergency situation of the driver occurs;   transmitting, by the vehicle unit, the emergency situation of the driver, and vehicle data to the wearable smart device of the driver; and   transmitting, by the smart device, the driver information to an emergency center or an emergency vehicle which is position in vicinity of the smart device.   
     
     
         10 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the smart device processes status information of the driver for each step of normal, caution or risk and informs the status information of a smart device of a driver of the other vehicle. 
     
     
         11 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein after the warning of the emergency situation of the driver, the vehicle unit transmits the emergency situation of the driver, the accident occurrence information of the vehicle or the vehicle data to a smart device of a driver of the other vehicle. 
     
     
         12 . The method according to  claim 9 , wherein the emergency situation includes an occurrence of the accident at the vehicle.